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East Lothian Council has approved a plan which sets out how it will deliver over 10,000 new homes over the next 10 years. The finalised Proposed Local Development Plan (LDP), which was given the green light by councillors this week, sets out the council’s planning strategy, sites and policies to g

A groundbreaking research project by planning consultancy Ryden has come out on top at this year’s RTPI Awards for Research Excellence. Ryden picked up the inaugural Planning Consultancy accolade at a ceremony in Cardiff yesterday with the Planning for Infrastructure Research Project, produced for

A flooring contractor has been fined after an employee fell through a void in the floor of a building under construction at an Edinburgh retail park. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that Steven Stewart, a self-employed contractor with Technic Concrete Floors Limited, was walking across a floor that wa

Confidence in the Scottish housing market is starting to recover following the immediate reaction to the EU Referendum, surveyors have said today. The August 2016 UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed a pick-up in confidence across the UK, fol

The car park on Ingram Street A new hotel is to be built in the Merchant City area of Glasgow after the council agreed to the £6.75 million sale of the site.

After successfully completing the first two phases of a major refurbishment project for the University of Edinburgh, ISG is now preparing to commence the third and final stage of the £3.1 million redevelopment of the Ashworth complex for the School of Biological Sciences. Forming part of the Kingâ€

McLaughlin & Harvey completes new STEM building McLaughlin & Harvey has completed the new STEM Building at Fife College’s Levenmouth Campus.

MPs could move out of the Houses of Parliament for six years if they back a parliamentary committee’s recommendation of a temporary decant so restoration work can take place. The Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster will today recommend that MPs move into the nearby Department of Health wi

After First Minister Nicola Sturgeon set out the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government to MSPs at Holyrood yesterday, Scottish Construction Now highlights the details and responses of interest to construction and the wider sector. Infrastructure investment

Golden Jubilee Hospital First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled the sixteen projects that will benefit from the infrastructure stimulus package to support the economy following the EU referendum result.

Bill Robertson CBE Infrastructure, support services and construction group Robertson is set to announce a record year of turnover as well as its strongest forward order book thanks to continued growth in all of its companies.

Private sector development company hub South West Scotland has announced that Morgan Sindall is to join its supply chain as a Tier 1 contractor. The contractor joins Kier, Galliford Try and Graham Construction as supply chain members.

Humza Yousaf Transport Scotland has announced the intention to award the contract for the next phases of design for the A90 Laurencekirk junction upgrade to Amey.

Lesley McLeod The Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced the appointment of Lesley McLeod as its new CEO.

Derek Mackay Thirteen of Scotland’s leading business organisations have written a joint letter to the Scottish Government’s cabinet secretary for finance and the constitution seeking a reversal of the decision to double the Business Rates Large Business Supplement from 1.3p to 2.6p.